Slovaks
West Slavic ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Slovaks or Slovakians are a western Slavic people that mainly live in Slovakia and speak the Slovak language, which is closely related to the Czech language.
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Total population | |
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~7 million | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Slovakia: 4,614,854 United States: 1,200,000 | |
Languages | |
Slovak | |
Religion | |
Roman Catholic 68.9%, Byzantine Rite Catholic 4.1%, Protestant 10.8%, Eastern Orthodox, other or unspecified 3.2%, no denomination, agnostic or non-religious 13% (2001 census within Slovakia, extrapolated to outside Slovaks) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Other West Slavs |
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